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they_o for_o their_o incontinency_n but_o this_o divorce_n between_o i_o and_o my_o wife_n be_v not_o of_o this_o nature_n and_o therefore_o contrary_a to_o the_o word_n of_o god_n except_o it_o be_v upon_o the_o account_n of_o her_o whoredom_n in_o scripture-sence_n for_o neither_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o party_n nor_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o bishop_n can_v make_v that_o lawful_a which_o the_o word_n of_o god_n say_v be_v unlawful_a mat._n 19.6_o those_o who_o god_n have_v join_v together_o let_v no_o man_n put_v asunder_o 6._o now_o that_o she_o be_v a_o whore_n in_o scripture-sence_n i_o prove_v be_v thus_o judge_n 19.2_o the_o text_n say_v the_o levits_n wife_n play_v the_o whore_n against_o her_o husband_n and_o depart_v from_o he_o four_o full_a month_n but_o my_o wife_n have_v depart_v from_o i_o seven_o year_n and_o five_o month_n if_o the_o levits_n wife_n have_v actual_o play_v the_o whoâ—e_n she_o shall_v by_o the_o law_n have_v be_v stone_v to_o death_n levit._n 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land_n be_v express_o against_o you_o heâ—_n saint_n mark_v chap._n 10._o verse_n 11._o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n against_o she_o the_o word_n be_v general_a and_o admit_v no_o evasion_n hear_v saint_n luke_n chap._n 16._o v._n 18._o whosoever_o put_v away_o his_o wife_n and_o marryeâ—h_a another_o commit_v adultery_n ae_v whosoever_o marry_v she_o that_o be_v put_v away_o commit_v adultery_n â—here_o be_v no_o restriction_n nor_o exception_n indeed_o saint_n matthew_n seem_v to_o have_v a_o exception_n mat._n 5.32_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n save_v for_o the_o cause_n of_o fornication_n cause_v she_o to_o commit_v adultery_n and_o whosoever_o shall_v marry_v she_o that_o be_v divorce_v commit_v adultery_n and_o mat._n 19.9_o whosoever_o shall_v put_v away_o his_o wife_n except_o it_o be_v for_o fornication_n and_o shall_v marry_v another_o commit_v adultery_n which_o two_o place_n have_v both_o the_o 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